One of the less recognized aspects of Michigan's crushing at the hands of Alabama was the absence of Blake Countess, who went out early with a knee injury. That's a torn ACL , it turns out, and that's the end of the year for the talented sophomore...

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The USA Today Coaches Poll and AP Poll are out for Week 2, and unsurprisingly, the Big Ten doesn't have anyone listed in the Top 10. Now, right below that mark the Big Ten is very well represented: Michigan State is No...

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By all accounts, this Ohio State team is built to be a championship contender in 2013. Braxton Miller will be a third-year starter, he'll have the vast majority of his offense back, and the young defense will be filled with upperclassmen...

Urban Meyer hasn't been coaching for very long—the guy's still only 48, after all—but he's been around some great teams and great players in his time, and that legacy's going to continue apace for as long as he's at Ohio State...

In Wednesday's recruiting roundup , we noted a report from PennLive.com that Penn State RB/LB commit Zayd Issah hadn't yet publicly reaffirmed his verbal commitment to Penn State—and that he recently received a scholarship offer from Oregon...

Every Wednesday here at The Big Ten Blog, we will update you on the latest commits, news and rumors in the recruiting world. Commits —Indiana scored the recruiting coup of the season by landing defensive tackle Jacobi Hunter ...

Football is almost here. Hoooo boy, it's almost here. We're just a few days away from 10 games of Big Ten football, and if that doesn't sound good enough, we have two early games as appetizers on Thursday and Friday...

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Football season is upon us, and it's time for the final predictions of the season. We brought you the predicted standings in the Legends Division and Leaders Division over the last two weeks, and like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Leonardo DiCaprio said...

The final piece of Fitz Toussaint's legal puzzle is finally in place, as the Michigan running back has pleaded guilty to driving while visibly impaired, a lesser charge from his DUI arrest back in late July...

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